India Independence Day 2017: Colourful displays of national pride on 70th birthday
The colours of the Indian flag were projected onto buildings and painted on the faces of children across the nation of 1.3 billion people.
Elvis Presley fans descend on Memphis for 40th anniversary of the King's death at Graceland
Thousands of fans have shrines to Presley in their homes and consider visits to Graceland a pilgrimage.
VJ Day in Japan: Treading a fine line between honouring the dead and atoning for atrocities
Every 15 August, Japan upsets its neighbours by holding a memorial service at a shrine honouring its dead, including war criminals.
The history of Adolf Hitler and Nazi Germany told in a novel way
The Third Reich in 100 objects, from the swastika and Nazi salute to a Hitler action figure and the Fuehrer's personal moustache brush.
Wake up and smell the Nazis: Protesters link rise in fascism to Donald Trump's election campaign
Shocked and angry Americans took to the streets of cities across the nation in protest after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville descended into deadly violence.
Bristol Balloon Fiesta 2017: Hot air balloons and spectacular aerial photos
More than 100 hot air balloons took to the skies over Bristol as dawn broke for the start of the 39th International Balloon Fiesta.
Puck Fair in pictures: Wild goat is crowned king in Ireland
The origins of Puck Fair are unclear, but it dates back at least 400 years.
The legacy of Partition: 70 years of tensions between India and Pakistan
As we reach the 70th anniversary of partition, relations between the two nations are as broken as ever.
Partition 70th anniversary: The violent birth of independent India and Pakistan in pictures
Partition triggered devastating sectarian violence, rape, abductions, and looting, resulting in the deaths of up to two million people.
Pittsburgh 1950: Previously unseen images by Elliott Erwitt, a giant of American photography
Many of the images he took as a 22-year-old aspiring photographer lay forgotten until a history student chanced across them in 2011.
Kenya elections 2017: Deadly violence erupts after opposition leader Raila Odinga alleges fraud
At least two people were shot dead in Nairobi, with witnesses saying one was shot in the head by police.
Inside North Korea: Fascinating photos of everyday life in the isolated state
AFP photographer Ed Jones is one of the few Western journalists allowed to enter North Korea on a regular basis.
Sichuan earthquake kills at least 19 including six tourists and 'performer acting out 2008 quake'
When the quake hit, the performers ran off the stage in terror and the audience thought the tremor was part of the show.
The Best of British: Capturing everyday life in modern Britain
The British Life Photography Awards, celebrating the diversity of life in Britain, are open to amateur and professional photographers of all ages.
Kenya elections 2017: Huge pre-dawn queues to vote in knife-edge election
Voters formed long lines at many polling stations before dawn, waiting for their chance to cast ballots in the tightly contested race.
The struggles facing China's Yi ethnic minority: Isolation, customs, language and poverty
The Yi have retained their language and traditions in a rapidly modernising country, but are among the poorest people in China.
Kenya braced for closely-fought election between Odinga and Kenyatta
Nervous Kenyans are stockpiling food and water on the eve of an election that many fear could descend into violence.
People who deliberately set fire to forests should be shot, says Indonesian military official
Fires in Indonesia, lit to clear forest and peatlands for plantations, cause an annual crisis that blankets large parts of southeast Asia in smog.
Maduro promises 'maximum penalty' for 'US-backed' attack on Venezuela army base
Two of the attackers were killed in a firefight with soldiers, while eight were arrested, including at least three from the military.
Deadly flash floods hit Vietnam and Thailand, killing at least 53
At least 53 people have lost their lives after parts of southeast Asia were inundated by flooding.
From Thailand: Intricately carved fruits and vegetables fit for a queen
Thai artists carve intricate floral and animal designs into a range of fruits and vegetables including watermelon, papaya and pumpkins.
Could Aleppo's Old City rebuilt exactly as it was? Unesco think so
There are plans to rebuild Aleppo's great medieval mosques, souks, bath houses and citadel "with the same stones where we can".
Canada opens Montreal Olympic Stadium to house vast numbers of Haitians fleeing US on foot
So many Haitian asylum seekers have arrived Quebec that Montreal has opened up its cavernous Olympic Stadium to house and process them.
Rio's Olympic legacy: Crime, corruption, recession, pollution and derelict venues
Rio de Janeiro one year on from the Olympic Games opening ceremony on 5 August 2016.
Heatwave photos: Health warnings issued across Europe as temperatures hit dangerous levels
A heatwave is currently extending across the continent, with temperatures exceeding 40 degrees in some areas.
Land of smoke and ash: Photos of Mount Sinabung volcano erupting
Mount Sinabung erupts again, spewing out a towering column of volcanic ash more than four kilometres (2.6 miles) high.
Fortress Europe: Spain unprepared as migrant arrivals more than double
The western route is becoming more popular – and Italy's new plans to curb migrant flow may make Spain even more attractive.
Fortress Europe: Italy's controversial new plans to stop migrants
Italy plans to send warships to Libyan waters and has drawn up rules that must be followed by NGOs that rescue migrants.
National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year 2017 winners revealed
A photograph of a lightning bolt striking within the ash cloud of an erupting volcano has won the 2017 National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year contest.
Prince Philip retirement: An affectionate pictorial tribute to the Duke of Edinburgh
His role as Queen's consort obliged him to spend his public life literally one step behind his wife, but he was impossible to ignore.
